Project Manager

Role brief

Department Programmes and Projects

Base location Bristol (travel may be required)

Salary Extremely competitive

Date January 2021

Reports to Programme Manager or Business Unit Manager

Contract type Permanent

Job Reference TBC

Clearance You must be willing to undergo and obtain UK Security Clearance.

Purpose and scope

We’re looking for a successful Project Manager to join our team in Bristol.

You’ll be involved in the full project lifecycle from assisting with bids for new and continuing work to delivering existing long-term programmes of work.

You will plan, monitor and control allocated projects within the Active Controls (ACT), Aerospace Technical Services (ATS) or Marine (MAR) Business Unit. Key to this is ensuring that projects are controlled in line with the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) and project management procedures within the level of delegated authority.

Stirling Dynamics operates projects based on the PRINCE2 approach and aligns with the principles of the Association for Project Management (APM) Body of Knowledge (BoK).

If you have previous engineering and current project management experience and are looking to move into a fast-moving company with a world-wide customer base, this could be the perfect role for you!

This role is based in our Bristol Office and may require occasional trips to customer sites in the UK or internationally.

Key accountabilities and role outputs

Reporting to the Programme Manager or a Business Unit Manager, manage a portfolio of projects in accordance with the company Programme, Project and Product Management company procedures, tailoring to each project as required under the direction of the Business Unit Manager acting as the Project Sponsor.

Participation in the Bid Phase, either supporting the Business Unit Managers or leading bids directly including preparation of proposals (commercial and technical), estimates and initial pricing.

Preparation of all Project Start-up and Initiation Documentation, including: Project Briefs (Charter); Project Management Plans (PMP); project schedules; project budgets; and tracking registers.

Management of Risk (through reduction) and Opportunity (through optimisation) in accordance with company procedures.

Tracking and monitoring progress of all allocated projects in terms of: Time, Cost and Quality.

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ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION FUELLED BY PEOPLE WITH PASSION

Project Manager Preparation of project financial data including budget updates, cost to go and cost at completion. Management of project resource demand and participation in Business Unit resource levelling through accurate

representation of the project demand in the business forecasting system. Stakeholder management (both internal and external to customer and suppliers). Subcontractor management, generation of Invitations to Tender (ITT), Request for Quotes (RFQ). Control of project invoicing and management of payments with Finance Department and correct profiling within

the business forecasting system. Management and control of any contract changes with the customer for all allocated projects, ensuring

adherence to process. Oversight of configuration management of project product deliverables to company procedures. Ensure effective customer communications take place and that the customer needs are met in all respects, and

effective internal communications are maintained. Co-ordination/collection of project data from all project team members, including hours booked, hours to

complete, costs incurred/to complete. Early and clear reporting, raising and escalation of project issues, risks and potential problems. Support the implementation of Best Practice project management across the company and identify opportunities

for improving processes and efficiency.

Responsibilities will be expected to be developed and finalised over time and will include but will not be restricted to the above.

Skills knowledge and experience

Essential Desirable

Qualifications and cultural considerations

• Degree qualified in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or related discipline or similar working experience

Personal characteristics

• Ability to lead self and others in challenging technical environments

• Able to work with a wide experience level from junior engineers to well-regarded technical consultants

• Self-starter, able to work within delegated authority

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to line manager at least one Project Co-Ordinator or Project Administrator

• Confident in prioritisation and managing concurrent workstreams

• Ability to manage own workload and work to deadlines

• Adept at working with highly technical engineering teams

• Be an effective communicator, both written and verbal

• A proactive and assertive nature with the motivation to succeed

• Able to travel nationally and internationally on an occasional basis

Knowledge • General experience within aerospace, maritime or defence engineering environment

• Experienced stakeholder manager, able to lead project reviews and generate effective reporting

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Project

• Line management experience (of at least one other)

• Qualified PRINCE2 Practitioner (or Project Management Professional)

• Member of the Association of Project Management (MAPM), or equivalent

• Experience of UK/EU Export Control and

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Project Managerand MS Excel

• Competent user of Microsoft office suite; including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Financially astute, able to create and manage project budgets, maintain margin and deliver returns

• Experience of project management for small/medium scale production, experience of master production scheduling, quality control, certificate of conformance generation and non-conformance management

Foreign Regulatory Frameworks (EAR/ITAR)

• Knowledge of (any) aerospace standards EASA CS25, CS23, FAA FAR25, FAR23, ARP 4754, Do-254 and Do-178B/C or functional safety related, such as IEC61508

• Experience of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as MS NAV/Dynamics or SAP

Company overview

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Project ManagerFounded in 1987, Stirling Dynamics has grown from a handful of expert engineers to a team of 100+ staff. The success of the company is made possible through a customer-focussed, can-do culture. Everything we do is underpinned by our company mission statement:

To deliver innovative technical services and technology solutions into our core markets

To build sustainable, beneficial relationships between suppliers, clients and institutions

To be recognised as an innovator and catalyst of new technologies To continue to make valuable investments for the

future through education, research and development

Strategy and business performance

Strong financial performance is essential to support investment and growth. Looking forward we aim to achieve the following objectives:

Increased business development and marketing activities to develop new markets

Addition of new engineering capabilities to meet emerging customer needs

Technology refresh for control products and systems Increased investment in training and professional

development schemes

BENEFITS

Up to 30 days

Tax/NI savings

10am-3pm Up to £3,000 Personal/ Company

Up to £3,000 Private 3 x salary

Annual Leave Pension Scheme

Flexible Working

½ day Friday

Cycle to Work Bonus Recommend a Friend

Healthcare Life Assurance

We offer a range of benefits to our employees to recognise their efforts. Playing hard is equally as important as working hard, so regular events are held throughout the year which provide an ideal opportunity to mix socially.

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STIRLING AT A GLANCE

70+

Aircraft worked on

400+

F-35 pilot control sets produced

10+

Navies supported worldwide

30+

Years of service

2018

Stirling wins Consultancy of the Year at the British

Engineering Excellence Awards

80%

Percentage of exports